Saturday, August 29, 2020

How can I grow into a Better Assessor?



My companion throws this conversation in one of our chat. She wants to assess a couple of High-performance teams.

How can I do that in the shortest span of time? What is the focus area I should have so that I can thoroughly identify various gaps if any, the team is having?

What we have discussed.....

It is invariably suggested that if you are structured, detail-oriented, and organized, you will receive benefits as an assessor role!

You as an assessor should be able to influence and persuade others easily. So all the traits which will make you a better influencer will prepare you successful in extracting out the intelligence covering inside the carpet!

As an assessor, the biggest question is, how swift the assessor can establish trust and relationship with the team? So that resistance during assessment can be lessened. Increased information inflow can be fetched.

Any agile coach before they commence the journey, conduct an introductory assessment, where they gaze the present condition at the trench! To create a “to be” state.

As an assessor, we have to pick up an independent view, not by biased with anything.

As an assessor, we should be able to examine original ideas or things. During discussion distinct types of information will inflow, the assessor should not get confused with the ambiguity. Need to fetch more and more information to get rid of uncertainty.

Assessors should be able to retrieve intelligence as many diversified origins as feasible, This facilitates to inhibit the Assessors from encountering prejudices in their understanding such as tunnel vision.

The credibility of the assessor plays a significant role, in dealing with the assessment. People read with whom they are interacting. People will admit quickly if any comment and recommendation come from a well-reputed expert in that domain if he/she is an assessor.

Assessors ask the appropriate question, Assessors are excellent at articulating the questions which can bring out the appropriate information. Through the questioning skill, the assessor will challenge the individuals for reflection and receive insight.

Assessors are having good Emotional balance, they can rapidly establish rapport with the team. The team automatically feels part of the assessment. Assessor creates an environment that is safe and information could be utilized positively for improvement.

Assessors are having a growth mindset where they are ready to learn and transform if it is essential for the assignment. They have an eye of observation. They can record all the happening and note it down.

The assessor is full of confidence, as an assessor, he/she is deep into the subject which he/she is assessing. The higher and better teams assessor is assessing with a learning attitude he/she will be able to drive the assessment meeting in a better manner.

As an assessor, one of the finest skills is the intelligence to connect with the individuals in a better way. They are remarkably thorough in communication, an absolute skill to develop into an awesome assessor.

As an assessor, they have to be an excellent listener. As a result of that, they could able to catch even the minutest of detail shared by the team members and use for the benefit.

The ability to decide is one of the key skills of the assessor. They can rapidly come out with action items. The team will find confidence as the assessor can immediately conclude what to be performed and action items.

An assessor is a great leader. They exhibit all the outstanding leadership skills. As a result of that, they can run the assessment meeting better.

The articulating report also is an art which every assessor should have, Conveying vital message which can be conveying factual information, the tone should inspire trust and credibility, as well as express a service orientation.

I am certain all of us have received benefits for this discussion.

Let us grow into a better assessor so that we can come up with a better plan for those high-performance teams. Please share your experience.

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